Worcester man killed in Route 2 crash

A Worcester man was killed on Route 2 Saturday when the Volvo he was driving slammed into a bridge abutment for the Otter River Road overpass about noon.

The car was going westbound when it passed another vehicle on the left, went onto the rumble strip, then veered right and struck the abutment, said Paul Jarvey, a spokesman for the office of District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

The car’s driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, was taken to Heywood Hospital in Gardner, where he was pronounced dead, Mr. Jarvey said. He was identified as Shayne Sintz, 33, of 14 Gosher Ave., Worcester.

State police, including detectives assigned to the DA’s office, are investigating what caused the accident. Mr. Jarvey did not know whether Mr. Sintz was wearing a seat belt.

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